Appendix E Bushfire Hazard Assessment Report · RAL24/0003

        Regional Ecosystem (RE) 12.11.10, described as ‘Notophyll vine forest +/- Araucaria
        cunninghamii on metamorphics +/- interbedded volcanics’ (Refer Figure 4),
        Site assessment confirmed the presence of vegetation consistent with the above
        described composition and structure to the north and west of the site.
    5. Adjacent vegetation to the south consists of scattered trees associated with
        established residential land uses, with notophyll vine forest further afield to the south.
    6. Adjacent vegetation to the east consists of scattered trees and managed grassland
        associated with an established residential dwelling on site.




                                Figure 4: Regional Ecosystem Mapping

2.2.2 Vegetation Classification
The structure and composition of vegetation communities determine the rate at which dry
fuel accumulates. Some vegetation communities protect fuel from drying out in all but
extreme bushfire seasons, making the vegetation susceptible to very destructive bushfires,
whilst other vegetation communities may expose fuels to drying and therefore be frequently
available for burning.

Vegetation communities surrounding the proposed development were referenced against
mapped RE’s in the general vicinity, and Vegetation Hazard Classifications and Potential Fire-
line Intensity calculations as detailed in Leonard etal (2014) & the BRCTRG 2019. Potential


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